Son avenges murder fugitive shot at coal mine boss
Special to The Washington Post from Bluefield West Virginia dated Aug 26 details Sam Watson a colored man killing Frank Underwood, bank boss at Crane Creek Coal and Coke Company. A posse pursues Watson to Switchback where Underwood, loading buckshot, shoots him from a gondola car. Watson falls and dies shortly after. Underwood explains motive as avenging his father.
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Washington Post
Bluefield
W. Va
Sam Watson
Frank Underwood
Crane Creek Coal and Coke Company
Watson
Underwood
Young Underwood
Coaldale
Hae
Hoe
Kanawha Republicans Seek Harmony in County Ticket
Kanawha County Republicans, split between the Dawson and Hall factions, push for harmony to avoid split tickets. Plans call for withdrawing some nominees to present a single Republican slate. Delegations met all day without a decisive outcome. another session is planned to settle differences.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Dawson
Hall
All Bills Become Laws In West Virginia Session
Charleston August 25. Governor White has approved or will allow without veto all twenty four bills from the special session. Both houses passed the measures, and printing clerks prepare acts for publication with advance copies expected soon for distribution.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W Va
Gow White
Fire at Naval Academy damages building exterior
A blaze at the U S Navy Naval Academy in Annapolis Md threatened the new midshipmen s quarters as asphaltum and tar paper ignited near the west building The stone exterior suffered considerable damage but the main structure did not burn The incident was reported as a special dispatch from The Washington Post Aug 25.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Midshipmen
Naval Academy
Warrant Held Over Forgery Case Tied to West Union Scene
A St Louis wholesale house swore out a warrant charging forgery and obtaining men under false pretenses. He remains jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing. A sensational episode linked to Salem Girls Industrial School ends with a 16 year old girl returning to West Union area after escaping August 1. Several locals are alleged involved. prosecution expected.
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St. Louis
Washington Post
Clarksburg
Salem
Hughes River
West Union
Sveral
Slot Machine Decision Exonerates Trautwein in Annapolis
Justice Charles G. Feldmeyer rules for Joseph W. Trautwein in the case brought by the City of Annapolis over a slot machine license for Smallee sales. He finds the city charter lacks council authority to impose the license and labels the license a double tax. The ordinance applies to gambling machines only, and the cited machine was not.
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Annapolis
Joseph W. Trautwein
Washington Post
Charles G. Feldmeyer
Boy Killed by Blast Near Cherry Run Work Site
An unidentified Italian boy about fourteen, employed on the Western Maryland Railroad extension near Hagerstown, was instantly killed by a blast last night at 9 o'clock. He left the camp for a bucket of water and was within feet of the blast when it occurred, struck on the right side of the head. The body was taken to Tancack and buried.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Cherry Run
Cumberland
Western Maryland
Tancack
State Trade Board Meets in Norfolk with Isolated Districts Admit
The State Board of Trade reconvened in Norfolk after a July 4 meeting at Virginia Beach, with about thirty delegates from Virginia’s principal cities. The body approved amending the constitution to admit individuals, firms, and corporations in isolated districts, engaged in commerce or manufacturing, to membership. A special committee will study a bureau to collect claims against transportation firms and detentions. A mass meeting of shippers may be called. the board will meet again tomorrow.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
State Board of Trade
Virginia Beach
Priddy
Virginia
Virginia Club
Opie Demands Probe Over $300 Primary Fee
Capt John Opie of Staunton challenges the Tenth district Democratic committee over a $300 entrance fee for primaries. He says he was never notified of meetings or rules, questions proxy use, and alleges the Clifton Forge meeting moved to nominate H Flood with limited attendance. Opie accuses quick rulings and seeks transparency on primary procedures.
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Washington Post
Richmond
John N. Qopie
Staunton
Clifton Forge
Conrmittee
Ople
Congress
H. ©. Flood
Flood
Button
Opie
Capt
J. Taylor Ellyson
Capt. Ople
Gore
Mr. Opie
Echols
Capt. Opie
Capt Opie
Trust Company Sued Over Promised Loans in Wheeling
In Wheeling on August 25 Judge J A Dunning heard the first of several suits by Lawrence C Gratz against Standard Guarantee and Trust Company of Washington DC. Plaintiffs allege the firm promised loans for 3 percent interest via a Prospectus but failed to provide funds, with agents making improper contracts. Claims from McMechen Benwood and New Martinsville grow, with about 25000 invested locally. The company and many agents left town and no full company statement has been presented.
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Standard Guarantee Company
Washington
Washington Post
Wheeling
W. Va
Lawrence C. Gratis
Standard Guarantee and Trust Company
Washington, D. C
J. A. Dunning
McMechen
Benwood
New Martinsburg
Gratz
Robert Waite
Justice ‘Dunning
New Martinsville
Wabash Contractors Sue Over Coal Lands Deal
Rinehart and Dennis sue George J. Gould Joseph Ramsey Jr William and Guy Myron T Herrick and the St Louis Union Trust Company trustees of the Littl Kanawha syndicate in circuit court to recover 492000 by attaching more than 50000 acres of coal lands in Marion and Monongalia counties. Breach of contract alleged for ordered discontinuance of work on trunk line from Parkersburg to Belington to Baltimore.
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Washington
Wheeling
W. Va
Asult
Rinehart & Dennis
George J. Gould
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
William & Guy
Myron T. Herrick
St. Louis Union Trust Company
Littl Kanawha Syndicate
Marion
Monongalia
Wabash
Parkersburg
Belington
Baltimore
Virginia Obituaries From Petersburg to Roanoke
Virginia obituaries report Hunter W. Chappelle of Waverly dies after long typhoid illness, Lizzie Bosseau his late wife. Miss Mary Painter near Meadows dies at seventy. Mrs Susan Ruffner widow of David Ruffner dies near Miariboro at eighty six. Dr Oscar Wiley of Salem dies at seventy three from rheumatic heart disease, funeral to be held in Salem with Confederate Veterans and Roanoke camp invited. notes on affiliations and residences.
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Petersburg
Hunter W. Chappelle
Waverly
Lizzie Bosseau
Holmes Bosseau
Tazewell
Mary Painter
W. S. Painter
Knob
Meadows
Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Susan Ruffner
William Barham
Muariboro
Crossman
David Ruffner
Ohio
Ruffner
Isaac Ruffner
Kentucky
Roanoke
Oscar Wiley
Salem
Deveriy
William Watts
Wiley
Jeinia
Bob
Sponsors and maids named for Confederate Veterans event
Lynchburg Virginia hosts the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans September 14 to 16 with a lengthy roster of sponsors and maids of honor by district. Named are Miss Getty Mc Quire and Miss Blanche Morris Smith of Richmond as state wide sponsors and maids, plus district appointees across Heathville Hague Newport News Petersburg Lynchburg Winchester Leesburg and other towns.
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Confederate Veterans
Washington Post
Lynchburg
Grand Camp of
Getty McQuire
Blanche Morris Smith
Richmond
Alice Smith
Heathville
Emily Mayo
Hague
Maria I. Nelms
Newport, News
Luke Drew Barham
Newsoms
Bessie Lamb
Mary E. Drewry
Mary Cary Myers
Petersburg
Mary Stewart Buford
Lawrenceville
Virginia Alice Halse
Rocky Mount
Mary Verser Gravely
Danville
Kate Gwathmey Fleet
Pearl Tyler Ellis
Elston
Lillian B. Lewis
Winchester
Roberta Funkhouser
Maurertown
Alice N. Wise
Nellie McIntosh
Leesburg
Mary Graham Cameron
Goshen Bridge
Marguerite Worthington Frice
Botetourt County
Margaret T. Wilson
Norfolk
Mary Osborne Templeton
Waynesboro
Cornelia
Irwin McBlair
Anne Salley
Newport News
Susan M. Bouler
Wytheville
Florence BE. Davidson
Alexandria
Spensor
Mercer Forbes Crutchfield
Fredericksburg
Susie Mallory Bradley
Helle Hdwards Nash
Portsmouth
Katherine Massie Ryan
Nor‘Ok
Anna Deane Carr
Mattie W.baskerville
Cornelia Co. Whitmore
Annabelle Powell
Elizabeth BD
Adams
Amy D. Walpole
Janie Stemp
Big Stone Gap
Manola Gillésple
Tazewell
Bertie Sale
Fairfield
Garland-Rodes 8. O. V
Missecca Martin
Petersburg Bridegroom Elopes Then Marries In Weldon
James M. Titus of Petersburg eloped with Miss Littan May Moyley from Kirkwood North Carolina. They obtained a marriage license in Halifax and wed in Weldon today. Rev Rose officiated. Moyley is daughter of John M Moyley. Titus is son of W B Titus owner of Petersburg foundry and machine shops. A large reception followed their return to Petersburg.
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Petersburg
James M. Titus
Laurel Springs
N. C
Clara Titus
T. S. Miller
Titus
Kirkwood
Littan May Moyley
Weldon
Halifax
Miss Moyley
Mr. Rose
WB. Titus
Pierced Brother With Fore Prong Liver Injury
Newton Shiffett, 20, accidentally plunged a pitchfork into his brother Charles, 17, while loading hay near McGaheysville Virginia. One prong pierced the shoulder into a lung, another lacerated the back. condition described as precarious at Jacob Burner's farm.
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Harrisonburg
Newton Shiffett
Charles
Newton
Jacob Burner
McGaheysville
County
Negro Employed on Railway Killed Near Clifton
A railway laborer identified as Walter Massey died at Alexandria Hospital after injuries from a failed attempt to board a moving Southern Railway train near Clifton. Remains to be interred in Alexandria. former address unknown.
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Washington
M. R. O'Sullivan
Frankin and
Patrick Streets
Lyles
Joseph Horseman
Ferguson
John Whaley
Prince Street
Lee and
Union Streets
Prince and Keyat Streets
Julia A. Sisson
Mathew F. Hicks
South Fairfax Street
J. A. Jeffers
Joseph
Glover
Doc Red
William W. Brown
George L. Renner
Ama c Evans
Paul R. Evans
Blast Fatal to Woman at Riverside Blast Furnace
A furnace explosion at the No. 2 Riverside blast furnace of National Tube Worker in Henwood Wheeling West Virginia injuries three men, one fatally. Victims include Virgil Schuck pedestrian badly burned, Andy Scholovic burned all over and expected to recover, Mini Polinski burned and dying. Streetcar traffic halted as cinders and gas escaped.
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Washington Fuss
Wheeling
W. Va
Riverside
National Tube Worker
Henwood
Virgil Schuck
Andy Scholovic
Mini Polinski
Hanging Death Throbs For Abolition In Modern Jurisprudence
A Newark News excerpt recalls a judge arguing that hanging is a cruel relic and will disappear, citing historical Tyburn executions and public riots. The judge suggests humane alternatives for homicidal insanity while acknowledging the need to execute certain murderers.
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Newark News
Samuel Rogers
Tyburn
George Gordon
Greville
Wever
True Authority Guides Children By Living Example
The text argues that real parental authority comes from consistent, upright living rather than harsh commands. It stresses that children judge by deeds, motives, and the overall moral influence of their parents, not mere words or imposed rules.
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Charles Wagner
Hitle
Fragmentary medical note from Savannah editor Newman
An incomplete archival fragment from Savannah, Georgia, bearing a boxed address and a signed name W. Newman. The legible portions hint at medical discussion or remedies, with scattered misspellings and partial phrases, but no clear narrative, date, or patient details can be gleaned from the OCR.
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